Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 19, 2019 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 10, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1043
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S1043 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1043 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1043 SPONSOR: YOUNG TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to rates of reimbursement for telehealth services PURPOSE: To ensure telehealth services, especially those that operate in rural areas of New York State where there are healthcare provider shortages, are not disincentivized. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public health law so that insurers shall reimburse a telehealth provider for covered services via telehealth on the same basis and rate as for services that are not delivered via telehealth. Section 2 amends the insurance law so that an insurer shall reimburse a
2019-S1043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1043 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to rates of reimbursement for telehealth services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2999-dd of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. AN INSURER SHALL REIMBURSE A TELEHEALTH PROVIDER FOR COVERED SERVICES DELIVERED VIA TELEHEALTH ON THE SAME BASIS AND AT THE SAME RATE AS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SAME SERVICE WHEN NOT DELIVERED VIA TELEHEALTH. § 2. Subsection (a) of section 3217-h of the insurance law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: (a) An insurer shall not exclude from coverage a service that is otherwise covered under a policy that provides comprehensive coverage for hospital, medical or surgical care because the service is delivered via telehealth, as that term is defined in subsection (b) of this section; provided, however, that an insurer may exclude from coverage a service by a health care provider where the provider is not otherwise covered under the policy. An insurer SHALL REIMBURSE THE TELEHEALTH PROVIDER FOR COVERED SERVICES DELIVERED VIA TELEHEALTH ON THE SAME BASIS AND AT THE SAME RATE AS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SAME SERVICE WHEN NOT DELIV- ERED VIA TELEHEALTH; AND may subject the coverage of a service delivered via telehealth to co-payments, coinsurance or deductibles provided that they are at least as favorable to the insured as those established for the same service when not delivered via telehealth. An insurer may subject the coverage of a service delivered via telehealth to reasonable utilization management and quality assurance requirements that are consistent with those established for the same service when not deliv- ered via telehealth. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03942-01-9
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